UT Martin Young Writers Conference
Friday, November 4, 2011
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
UT Martin Boling University Center

This one-day conference, designed for students in grades 9-12, offers a series of writing workshops taught by UT Martin faculty and visiting writer Betty Palmer Nelson. Students can attend hands-on workshops in writing poetry, fiction and non-fiction, as well as songwriting, and collaborative writing. This year we are pleased to add workshops on book binding techniques and writing letters of application. Other events include a luncheon, a reading and book signing by visiting author Betty Palmer Nelson, and an open mic reading for students. Students will have the opportunity to read works created during the conference or other original writing created at home or in school. Throughout the day students will create pieces of writing, connect with other young writers from the region, and learn from outstanding writers and teachers of writing.

The conference registration fee is $8 for students and $15 for teachers and includes all workshops, readings and a luncheon. The conference is open to outstanding students recommended by their teachers on the basis of academic achievement and artistic promise. Teachers are encouraged, but are not required to attend along with their students. We do ask that recommending teachers follow their school policies in arranging for parent/guardian permissions for students who will be attending the conference.